A transgressive, devised version of "King Lear" which blurs the line between narrative and non-narrative in a highly visual meditation on the consequences of patriarchy.
Monument (or, King Lear) is a transgressive collage of devised material around Shakespeare’s King Lear. Devoid of the title character, Source Material’s original work elevates the disenfranchised characters, who attempt to navigate the tumultuous world in which the abuse of power reigns supreme. This production blurs the line between narrative and non-narrative, classical and original, in a highly visual meditation on the consequences of patriarchy, transfiguring that which is familiar into an elemental dream escape.
